Identifying the Importance of Performance Attributes for Innovations in Port Call Management: A BWM approach in multiple port cases

Port performance is under pressure due to high congestion levels and a need to reduce GHG emissions. The industry is looking for ways to increase efficiency in ports. A promising concept is known as port call optimization where waiting times and turn-around times can be reduced. This research contributes to the body of port call optimization...

Circular Economy in the Maritime Industry: Class notation S.U.R.V. Sustainable Use of Resource Vessel

Many recycled materials in different industries are traceable. The recycled content is often known in percentages. Steel is a material which gets recycled almost 100%. However it is not common practice to specify the recycled content for steel products. From a sustainability point of view this information can be very valuable. This thesis...

Floating Offshore Wind Development Concept: A sustainable O&M approach

This research examines the difference between two major component replacement strategies for the novel floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT), in terms of support vessel CO2eq emission and cost together with FOWT downtime. The first strategy is utilising a crane vessel to replace a component in offshore, this is called the heavy lift maintenance...

Proof of concept: redox flow battery-powered short sea shipping

This thesis provides a 'proof of concept' for a vanadium bromide redox flow battery-powered ship (E-Conoship) in the short sea shipping market of North West Europe. An elaborate analysis of historical voyage data has been carried out to determine operational feasibility. To determine economic feasibility, a cost-comparison model has been...

Impact analysis of Capesize vessels on ArcelorMittal Ghent

The enlargement of the lock complex of Terneuzen in 2023 will allow Capesize vessels up to 300 meters in length, to access the Ghent-Terneuzen canal and reach the quay of ArcelorMittal Ghent (AMG). The goal of this thesis is to estimate to what extent these vessels can be used, the impact that these vessels will have on the supply chain and the...

Documentation Flow Analysis: To improve project execution

Current challenges at Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC), regarding an imperfect procedure for documentation sharing, misalignment and quality issues in documentation flow, are the motivation for this master thesis. DTC is a company within the Damen Group that offers a unique service for shipyards; a variety of material and service packages to...

Assessing port competition via a cost-based logistic chain model: A transparent and generic approach

This study was conducted to address the lack of insight port authorities have in port competitiveness. Within this thesis a data-driven model is presented that allows to assess port competition within a bounded scope. This model is developed from the ground up and programmed in the Python programming language as a stand-alone solution. The model...